Regional Coach (Succession Pathway)

Location: Portfolio covering Western Cape, North West, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga

Overall Purpose of the Position:

The Regional Coach (RC) is accountable for the full performance, capability, and culture of all restaurants within the assigned region. This role leads operational excellence, people development, compliance, and overall financial delivery by developing Area Coaches (ACs) and Restaurant Management teams through strong coaching discipline, clear expectations, and consistent execution. The RC ensures sustainable improvement in labour efficiency, COGS control, restaurant EBITDA, and operational standards while driving the leadership behaviours required for a high‑performance, people‑centered culture

Key Performance Areas (KPAs) & Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Regional Operational Leadership

• Leading all regional performance delivery, including sales, profit, labour management, COGS, customer metrics, and operational compliance.
• Translating the Annual Operating Plan into regional KPIs and ensuring execution through Area Coaches and Restaurant teams.
• Conducting structured weekly, period, and quarterly performance reviews with ACs, ensuring clear actions and disciplined follow‑through.
• Managing regional risk by identifying performance gaps early and driving rapid corrective action.

Restaurant Excellence & Compliance

• Ensuring all restaurants consistently execute ROCC, CSL, food safety, and operational brand standards.
• Eliminating repeat findings through preventative action planning and strong AC accountability.
• Maintaining audit readiness across the region for various audits, internal reviews, and statutory inspections.
• Ensuring restaurant facilities, equipment, and assets are well-maintained and cost‑efficiently managed.

Leadership Capability & Talent Development

• Evaluating the capability and performance of ACs and lead their development through targeted coaching plans.
• Holding ACs accountable for coaching quality, succession planning, discipline, and people capability in their areas.
• Building sustainable talent pipelines for RGM and RM levels, ensuring readiness, certification, and strong internal promotions.
• Addressing leadership behaviour issues quickly, transparently, and decisively

Culture & Leadership Transformation

• Driving a high‑performance leadership culture built on accountability, consistency, discipline, and transparent communication.
• Embedding leadership routines including weekly business rhythms, monthly people reviews, and quarterly capability sessions.
• Leading by example and role model company values and leadership behaviours expected across the region.
• Shifting regional leadership from reactive crisis management to proactive coaching and structured execution.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Training, Marketing and Development to land regional priorities effectively.
• Supporting openings, remodels, upgrades, new product rollouts, and pilot projects by ensuring operational readiness at all levels.
• Facilitating smooth communication between field leadership, restaurant support teams, and executive leadership

Growth, Innovation & Strategic Projects

• Identifying local market growth opportunities, operational risks, and strategic improvements within the region.
• Leading and/or contributing to projects and innovation rollouts within the business.
• Driving long-term operational planning and regional scaling based on performance, capability, and market conditions.

Ideal Requirements

• Minimum: Tertiary qualification in Business, Operations Management, Leadership, Finance, or a related field, supported by a formal executive‑level strategic qualification (e.g., Executive Development Programme, Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management/Leadership, or equivalent).
• Essential: 5-7+ years senior multi‑unit operations leadership (not limited to QSR) responsibility for a workforce of 700–800+ employees.
• Deep operational expertise in multi‑unit systems and standards: service quality assurance, operational compliance, food safety & hygiene, labour scheduling & deployment, inventory accuracy, and COGS management.
• Advanced financial & analytical capability: P&L, budgeting, forecasting, variance management, EBITDA optimisation, and the ability to interpret financial, operational and people data to inform decisions and corrective action.
• Proven track record of leading leaders: talent development, coaching quality, succession planning, and performance management that drives consistent high‑performance behaviours across dispersed teams
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel extensively and work flexibility in line with operational needs.

Key Personal Inherent Characteristics

• High personal accountability, discipline, and consistency.
• Courageous decision-making and willingness to address underperformance.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across all organisational levels.
• Resilience, emotional intelligence, and stability under pressure.
• Collaborative, people‑focused leadership with a growth mindset

Future Evolution of this Role

As the business grows, and subject to organisational needs and individual performance, this role may evolve into:

• A multi-region strategic leader as the business grows.
• A key contributor to operational strategy design, not just execution.
• Operational Executive pipeline potential for the right candidate.

Join Our Team at TradeOn!

Area: Western Cape, North West, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga

Contract Type: Permanent

Application Close: 13 November 2026

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Ability to commute/relocate:

• Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• What is the highest number of employees you have been responsible for across your portfolio?
• How many years of senior multi-site operational leadership experience do you have?
• What is the largest number of sites (restaurants, stores, branches, or business units) you have managed simultaneously (direct responsibility)?
• Describes your succession planning experience?
• Are you willing to travel extensively and work flexibly according to operational requirements?
• What is your n notice period?
• What is your current gross salary (before deductions)?
• Describe your level of P&L responsibility. Did you develop and determine budgets for your portfolio, or were you responsible for executing and delivering against budgets set by senior leadership? Please provide examples of the revenue, cost, and profitability metrics you managed.

Education:

• Bachelors (Required)

Work Location: In person